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The Trenton 
Historical Society 



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1919 

Trenton, New Jersey 



The Trenton 
Historical Society 



Constitution and By-Laws 
OFFICERS 

AND 

MEMBERS 



1919 
Trenton, New Jersey 



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CONSTITUTION, 



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ij Name. 

The name of this Association shall be The 
Trenton Historical Society. 

II. 
Object. 

The object of the Society shall be the col- 
lection and preservation of materials of the 
Local History of Trenton and its vicinity. 

It shall be promoted by the reading of papers, 
by public lectures, by the report of special 
committees appointed to inquire into particu- 
lar subjects of interest, by erecting or in the 
dedication of tablets or other marks to identify 
important and approved historical sites, by the 
publication as may be deemed advisable of its 
transactions, and by such other means as the 
Society upon report of the Executive Com- 
mittee ma>" deem expedient. 

III. 

Members. 

The Society shall consist of all those who 
attend on organization and of their associates 
and successors elected in accordance with the 
provisions of these articles relating to mem- 
bership. 

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IV. 

Officers. 

The officers of the Society shall be a Presi- 
dent, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Sec- 
retary, a Corresponding Secretary (who shall 
also be Custodian of the Archives and re- 
sponsible for their care and preservation), 
and an Executive Committee, as hereinafter 
provided, who' shall be elected at the annual 
meeting on the third Thursday in January of 
each year. 

V. 

Nominating Committee. 

The President shall appoint at the Novem- 
ber meeting in each year a Nominating Com- 
mittee of five persons, to nominate officers for 
election at the next annual meeting. The re- 
port of the Committee shall be mailed to the 
members of the Society with the notice of the 
annual meeting. 

VI. 

Executive Committee. 

The E'Xecutive Committee shall consist of 
twelve members, of whom the President, Vice- 
Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary and Corre- 
sponding Secretary shall be six. The Corre- 
sponding Secretary of the Society shall be the 
Secretary of the Committee. 



VII. 

Membership. 

Membership shall be either Active or Honor- 
ary, the former consisting of those who live 
within the vicinity of the Society. All proposi- 
tions to membership must be submitted to the 
Executive Committee and approved by them 
before being voted on by the Society. Active 
members shall be elected by a majority vote, 
and Honorary members by a three- fourths 
vote of the members present. Persons elected 
to Active membership shall become such only 
upon signing the Constitution. Persons elected 
as Honorary members, who must be selected 
from such who have performed important his- 
torical service, shall become such on their 
acceptance. 

vni. 

The Archives. 

All papers, reports and lectures read or de- 
livered before the Society are designed to be 
the property of the Society and form part of 
the archives to be used by it at its pleasure. 
In case of the dissolution of the Society or 
the suspension of its activities for two years, 
its archives and other property shall be trans- 
ferred to The Free Public Library of the City 
of Trenton in trust for the purposes of the 
Society and its possible revival. 



IX. 

By-Laws. 

The Society will formulate by-laws prescrib- 
ing the duties of its officers, the times and 
place of meeting, the order for the transaction 
of its business, the ways and means for its sup- 
port and the payment of authorized expenses. 
The By-Laws first adopted may be amended 
or added unto at any regular meeting of the 
Society by the concurring vote of three-fourths 
of the members present, provided that the 
proposition to alter shall have been made at a 
previous regular meeting. 

X. 

Amendments. 

Additions and amendments to this Constitu- 
tion may be made at any regular meeting of 
the Society by the concurrence of three- fourths 
of the members present, provided the proposi- 
tion to alter shall have been made at a previous 
regular meeting, and that two weeks' notice 
shall have been given by mail or otherwise to 
each member. 

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A signature to this Constitution shall be a 
signature to the By-Laws of the Society. 



BY-LAWS, 



I. 

The President. 

The. President shall preside at all meetings 
of the Society and decide all questions of 
order, subject only to an appeal to the mem- 
bers present to be taken without debate. 

II. 

Vice-Presidents. 

In the absence of the President one of the 
Vice-Presidents, according to seniority, shall 
act in his stead. 

III. 

The Secretary. 

The Secretary shall make and record cor- 
rect minutes of the proceedings of the So- 
ciety at all meetings, shall notify new members 
of their election, and perform such duties as 
may be herein or by resolution of the Society 
assigned to him. 



IV. 

The Corresponding Secretary. 

The Corresponding Secretary shall answer 
all letters addressed to the Society, open and 
conduct such correspondence as may promote 
its object and keep a record thereof; shall act 
under the direction of the Executive Commit- 
tee, whose secretary he shall be, and shall 
perform such other duties as may be made to 
appertain to his office by the by-law or resolu- 
tion of the Society or Excutive Committee. 

V. 

The Treasurer. 

The Treasurer shall receive all moneys of 
the Society. He shall keep accurate accounts 
of his receipts and expenditures, and exhibit 
the same at the annual meeting or whenever 
called upon so to do. He shall have authority 
to sign checks for the withdrawal of money 
from the bank for the payment of expenses, 
only when the various items of expense have 
been authorized to be paid by the Executive 
Committee or by a vote O'f the Society at a 
regular meeting. 

VI. 

The Executive Committee. 

It shall be the duty of the Executive Com- 
mittee to execute all measures referred to them 
by the Society. 

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VII. 

AxN'UAL Dues. 

The annual dues of the Society shall be five 
dollars for each calendar year, payable in ad- 
vance. If any person shall be in arrears for 
dues at the time of the annual meeting, the 
Treasurer shall report the matter to the Execu- 
tive Committee, who shall have power to act in 
the premises. 

VIII. 

Meetings. 

The regular meetings of the Society shall be 
held on the third Thursday of January, March, 
May and November in each year. Special 
meetings of the Society may be called at any 
time by the President upon his own motion, or 
upon the written request of five members, 
when five days' notice thereof shall be given 
by the Secretary to the members, which notice 
shall state the object of the meeting. 

The meetings shall be held at such hour and 
place as the Executive Committee may from 
time to time designate. 



IX. 

Order of Business. 

The order of business at meetings of the 
Society shall be as follows : 

1. Meeting called to order. 

2. Reception of new members. 

3. Reading and approval of minutes. 

4. Proposal of new members. 

5. Deferred business. 

6. Report of the Executive Committee. 

7. Miscellaneous business. 

8. Reading and discussion of papers. 

9. Oral communications and suggestions of 
new subjects of inquiry. 

10. Election of officers and executive com- 
mittee at the regular annual meeting. 

11. Adjournment. 

The order of business may be transposed or 
its limitations extended at any meeting by a 
vote of the members present, taken without 
debate. 

X. 

Quorum. 

Ten members present at any meeting shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
business, but a less number may proceed with 
historical work and the reception of new mem- 
bers. 

Five members present at any meeting of the 
Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum 
for the transaction of business. 



OFFICERS. 

Elected March 20, iQig. 

President. 
Hon. Edwin Robert Walker. 

Vice-Presidents. 

Hon. Frederick W. Gnichtel, 
Foster C. Griffith. 

Secretary. 
William J. Backes. 

Corresponding Secretary. 
Dr. Carlos E. Godfrey. 

Treasurer. 
General Thomas S. Chambers. 



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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

Elected March 20, 1919. 

Hon. Edwin Robert Walker, Chairman, 

Hon. Frederick W. Gnichtel, 

Foster C. Griffith, 

William J. Backes, 

Dr. Carlos E. Godfrey, Secretary, 

General Thomas S. Chambers, 

Charles S. Aitkin, 

Jo'hn J. Cleary, 

Hon. Frederick W. Donnelly, 

Edmund C. Hill, 

Howard L. Hughes, 

Clayton L. T raver. 



CHARTER MEMBERS. 

March 20, igig 

Charles S. Aitkin, 
Colonel Samuel S. Armstrong, 
William J. Backes, 
Hon. Charles H. Baker, 
Hon. Jonathan H. Blackwell, 
Joseph L. Bodine, 
Vincent P. Bradley, 
John S. Broughton, 
Gardner H. Cain, 
John A. Campbell, 
A. Reeder Chambers, 
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General Thomas S. Chambers, 

Augustus L. Clark, 

John J. Cleary, 

Harry D. Conover, 

*Dr. Paul L. Cort, 

Hon. Frederick W. Donnelly, 

John P. Dullard, 

Edward W. Dunham, 

Rev. Charles H. Elder, 

Hon. Harry E. Evans, 

John D. Faussett, 

Rt. Rev. Mgr. John H. Fox, 

General Frederick Gilkyson, 

Hon. Frederick W. Gnichtel, 

Dr. Carlos E. Godfrey, 

Caleb S. Green, 

William E. Green, 

Foster C. Griffith, 

Ho'n. James Hammond, 

William J. Harney. 

Edmund C. Hill, 

Kendrick C. Hill, 

Leon D. Hirsch, 

Howard L. Hughes, 

Frederick F. Katzenbach. 

William B. Kirkbride, 

William S. Kulp, 

Henry B. Kiimmel, 

William C. Lawrence, 

Hon. Harry D. Leavitt, 

Alfred K Leuckel, 

Deceased. 

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Charles S. xAIaddock, Jr., 
Hon. Erwin E. Marshall, 
William H. Miers, 
Hon. John A. Montgomery, 
Owen Moon, Jr.. 
Henry C. Moore. 
Joseph A. Moran, 
General C. Edward Murray, 
Hon. A. Dayton Oliphant, 
Colonel James V. Oliphant, 
Samuel D. Oliphant. 
William Reich, 
Karl (t. Roebling, 
James W. Rusling, 
Colonel Harry B. Salter, 
H. Arthur Smith, 
Hon. Richard Stockton, 
Hon. Edward C. Stokes, 
Frank Transue, 
Clayton L. Traver, 
Harvey M. Voorhees, 
Thomas F. Waldron, 
Ho'n. Edwin Robert Walker, 
Bernard J. Walsh, 
Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Walsh, 
William G. \\%erry, 
Robert V. Whitehead, 
William WilHams, Jr., 
Edward S. Wood, 
Hon. Ira W. Wood, 
L. L. Woodward, 
Joseph H. Wright, 
William H. Yard. 
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MEMBERS. 

Elected May 15, igig. 

John R. Downer, 
J. Conner French, 
Frank W. Hunter, 
Rev. George H. Ingram. 
John S. Neary, 
Linton Satterthwaite, 
Ernest Volk, 
Ralph H. Wilbur. 



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